"Pain"

 

 

"Pain"

Pain comes for free,

Love dishes it out'

Never looking to see,

The hurt and the doubt.

Pain has no cost,

It can come with one word.

Or deep in the silence,

Still be heard.

Pain can break the heart,

And then set it free.

Leaving it amongst the brambles,

For all to see.

Pain can bring tears,

That fall down a face,

Bringing on despair,

And deep disgrace.

Pain has no conscience,

It strikes where it will.

Downing the mighty,

Casting a chill.

Pain comes in silence,

Or a loud roar.

Or in a whisper,

A thought..one abhors.

Pain comes in all sizes,

No one is immune.

Step out in the world,

See pain play it's tune.

Pain preys on the weak,

It preys on the strong.

It preys on the humble,

Then just ambles along.

Valentine

Reviews

[Krystal Nicole]

I think everyone can relate to this because we've all experienced pain before. Very good poem. One of your best!!

[Jack...]

Very nice and very true. Pain does not pick favorites, it just comes after whomever it likes.

[Michael G.]

A very strong write.
The emotion literally comes screaming at the reader off the page.
Well done, Kathie.

[Leslie Philibert]

A poem that I like a lot, especially the look at emotional pain instead of physical, or their relationship ( love sick ? ) so great job, especially the almost throw-away last line, a clever understatement that implies cruelty - fine write

[Sami Khalil]

"Pain comes in silence,
Or a loud roar.
Or in a whisper,"
A very powerful write full of truth and experience. Those are my favorite lines...:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is a perfect definition of pain...

it preys on anybody...no differentiation.

we feel it in all forms....very well done, Valentine.

jacob